Terps Drop Game Two Against Illini, 4-3

Saturday, April 6

College Park, MD

2 PM

Maryland

17-18, 0

Illinois

14-20, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Illinois	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	10	0
Maryland	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	7	0

4/6/2024 2:14:00 PM | Softball

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland softball lost a 4-3 decision in game two of its series against Illinois at Maryland Softball Stadium on Saturday. The Terps (17-18, 4-4 B1G) and Illini (14-20, 1-6 B1G) are tied in the series at one win apiece.

Maryland and Illinois traded solo home runs in the first inning and remained tied until the fourth. Diamond Williams homered for the Terps. It was her 12th home run of the season, which ranks tied for fourth in program history for a single season.

A blast from Diamond ties the game 🚀💎 @Dixmonddd_

E1| Maryland 1, Illinois 1 #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/CDkmdmKZxj
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) April 6, 2024

Sydney Lewis brought home the go-ahead run with an RBI double. But the Illini keyed a three-run fifth inning to pull away. The Terps scored one final run on a sacrifice fly by Delaney Reefe.

Sydney puts us AHEAD ‼️ @sydney_lewis8

B4| Maryland 2, Illinois 1 #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/v9aI3Nuiu3
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) April 6, 2024

Bri Godfrey pitched four innings and surrendered just one run while striking out two batters. Keira Bucher pitched the remaining three innings and allowed just one run on four hits.

First K of the day for @BriGodfrey24 in the ⭕

T3| Maryland 1, Illinois 1 #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/nGATuUwvih
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) April 6, 2024

Stevie Meade went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and two doubles for the Illini.

Breaking Down The Action

Madi throws out a runner at home @MadisonRunyan04 🔥

M7| Maryland 3, Illinois 4 #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/SPp9KsqOFR
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) April 6, 2024

Stevie Meade homered in the top of the first to get Illinois on the board first. It was a solo home run and the Illini took a 1-0 advantage.
Diamond Williams homered in the bottom of the inning to knot the game up at 1-1. It was her 12th home run of the season.
Bri Godfrey worked out of a fourth-inning jam with runners on second and third.
Sydney Lewis hit an RBI double in the fourth inning to break the tie and take a 2-1 lead.
The Illini scored three runs in the fourth with two singles. One was a two-RBI single and the other an RBI single. They took a 4-2 lead.
Delaney Reefe drove home a run in the bottom of the inning with a sacrifice fly to trail 4-3. Hannah Runk tagged up to score after her leadoff triple.
Madison Runyan threw out a runner at home plate to keep the game within one score in the seventh.
The Terps had one final chance to send the game to extra innings or walk it off but couldn't capitalize.

Terps In The Record Books

Diamond Williams hit her 12th home run of the season and is tied for fourth on the single-season Maryland leaderboard with Lindsey Schmeiser (2013), Erin Pronobis (2015) and Shannon Bustillos (2015).

Numbers To Know

1: Hannah Runk hit her first career triple.
4: Sydney Lewis has four RBIs through two games in the series.
12: Diamond Williams hit her 12th home run of the season, which ranks tied for fourth on Maryland's single-season leaderboard.
32: Williams hit the 32nd home run of her career.
49: Jaeda McFarland recorded multiple hits for the 49th time in her career.

Up Next

Maryland is back in action at Maryland Softball Stadium for game three against Illinois tomorrow, April 7. First pitch is at noon and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.